(Deming) – Here’s the area crime report:Jerry Richey, age 27, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or evading an officer, on an improper lane driving violation, criminal trespassing, concealing identity and on a Magistrate warrant for failure to appear… Juventino Sanchez, age 33, was arrested for aggravated stalking and on a Municipal warrant for failure to appear… Michael Gomez, age 23, was arrested for interference with officers and on a District Court warrant for a probation violation… and Veronica Porras, age 36, was arrested on two Magistrate warrants for failure to pay fines. Also… a 45-year-old Deming man reported being the victim of identity theft after someone changed his PIN number and accessed worth of his food stamps.

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